This book offers a comprehensive examination of the factors affecting corporate capital structures across 12 European Union countries, focusing on the influence of country-specific, industry-specific and firm-size-related determinants.
It provides a comprehensive review of various interpretations of the capital structure concept and offers a detailed characterisation of commonly employed metrics. Furthermore, it offers an overview of capital structure theories and attempts to classify the factors that shape the financial leverage of enterprises within the framework of these theories. Additionally, it draws readers' attention to contemporary factors potentially affecting corporate financing decisions, such as Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations or technological advances and innovations in finance. It combines theoretical insights with empirical research to explore the direct and indirect impacts of these factors on companies' financing patterns.
Targeting a broad readership including students, Ph.D. candidates, researchers, academics and financial practitioners, the book offers a rich understanding of capital structure optimisation and its significance for enhancing company value. Through its coverage of various capital structure theories, determinants and the role of external and internal factors in capital structure decisions, the book is an essential resource for those interested in the complex nature of these influences within the European landscape.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Postgraduate
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6 s/w Abbildungen, 6 s/w Zeichnungen, 39 s/w Tabellen
39 Tables, black and white; 6 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and white
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Höhe: 240 mm
Breite: 161 mm
Dicke: 16 mm
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978-1-032-85378-9 (9781032853789)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Julia Koralun-Bereznicka is Associate Professor in the Department of Corporate Finance, Faculty of Management, University of Gdansk, Poland.
Magdalena Gostkowska-Drzewicka is lecturer in the Department of Corporate Finance, Faculty of Management, University of Gdansk, Poland.
Ewa Majerowska is Associate Professor in the Department of Corporate Finance, Faculty of Management, University of Gdansk, Poland.
Introduction 1. Interpretation and measurement of capital structure in the light of theories 2. Capital structure determinants according to empirical findings: a literature review 3. The role of country, industry and firm size in the differentiation of capital structure: Research methodology 4. The role of country as a capital structure determinant 5. The role of industry as a capital structure determinant 7. The role of firm size and time factor as capital structure determinants 7. Summary
